This resource helps readers navigate and better understand the religious, cultural, and political impact of American views of religious faith and scientific inquiry. Do different religious faiths and traditions hold varying views on Charles Darwin's theory of evolution? How does religious belief shape American attitudes about vaccination and climate change? How have American political affiliations been influenced by these controversies and debates?
This all-in-one resource provides answers to all these questions and more.
Coverage includes narrative chapters detailing how religious belief and science have intersected in the lives of Americans historically, as well as how they shape our lives today. Other features include scholarly essays discussing how people of different religious beliefs (as well as people who are non-religious) view science and its role in American society, biographical profiles of activists and opinion-shapers, tables and figures, primary documents, annotated bibliography, and chronology of events.
By:
Glenn H. Utter (Lamar University USA)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 232mm,
Width: 160mm,
Spine: 22mm
Weight: 580g
ISBN: 9781440881060
ISBN 10: 1440881065
Series: Contemporary World Issues
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 06 February 2025
Audience:
College/higher education
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Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
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Primary
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Children's (6-12)
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Preface 1. Background and History Science Religious Belief Christianity Judaism Islam Hinduism Buddhism Historical Relationship between Science and Religion Mistrust of Science and Scientists Science, Postmodernism, and Social Constructionism Science and the Bible Stephen Jay Gould and Non-Overlapping Magisteria Overlapping of Religion and Science The Influence of Religion on Science Church Positions on Science in the United States Mainline Denominations Conservative/Evangelical Denominations 2. Problems, Controversies, and Solutions Prohibition Evolution Medication abortion Homosexuality Gender transition Climate change Covid-19 and vaccination Creationism, geology, and the age of the earth Medical aid in dying Fluoridation of water Artificial intelligence Education 3. Perspectives Unitarian Universalists and Science Jeffrey Victor Religious Belief and Attitudes about the Possibility of Extra-Terrestrial Life James M. Vanderleeuw The Evolution of Understanding the American Public’s Understanding of Evolution Glenn Branch God Is Real, but Space Is Fake: Flat Earth and Religious Belief Craig Foster Religious Belief and Views of the Covid-19 Vaccine Thomas E. Sowers 4. Profiles Michael Behe Greg Cootsona Daniel Dennett Owen G. Gingerich Stephen Jay Gould William Sanford Nye Naomi Oreskes Alvin Plantinga T. O. Shanavas Neil deGrass Tyson Howard J. Van Till Alan B. Wallace American Scientific Affiliation Center for Inquiry Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation Discovery Institute Evangelical Environmental Network Freedom From Religion Foundation Institute for Creation Research John Templeton Foundation National Center for Science Education Reasons to Believe 5. Data and Documents The Teaching of Evolution Tennessee Butler Act, 1925 Exchange between Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan, State of Tennessee v. Scopes, 1925 Arkansas Anti-Evolution Statute, 1928 Opinion by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas, Epperson v. Arkansas, 1968 Arkansas Balanced Treatment of Creation-Science and Evolution-Science in Public Schools Act, 1981 Decision by Judge William Overton, McLean v. Arkansas Board of Education, 1982 Louisiana Balanced Treatment for Creation-Science and Evolution-Science in Public School Instruction Act, 1981 Opinion by William J. Brennan, Edwards v. Aguillard, 1987 Dover Area School District Board of Directors Resolution, 2004 Tammy Kitzmiller et al. v. Dover Area School District et al., 2005 Abortion and Fertility Decision by Matthew J. Kacsmaryk, Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine et al. v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration et al., 2023 Concurring Opinion by Chief Justice Tom Parker, Le Page v. Reproductive Medicine, 2024 6. Resources Books Periodicals Websites Videos 7. Chronology Glossary Index
Glenn H. Utter is professor and chair of the Department of Political Science at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas, USA. His areas of instruction include American government and politics and classical and contemporary political thought.
